Netflix's number one show is set to return for its fifth and final season on November 26. For 10 years, Stranger Things, the nostalgia-driven sci-fi series, has created a world for retro-loving nerds (like me) to escape to — complete with Dungeons & Dragons, 80s shopping mall montages, and, of course, a love-hate relationship with big hair and even bigger shoulder pads. Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' has undoubtedly seen a surge in streams over the last few years, but in 2025, I'm more interested in how interior design has been inching ever closer to the polarizing, but iconic 80s style.
Even the mere mention of 80s interior design may be enough to make you shudder — your grandma's old floral sofa, Pepto-Bismol pink and sea foam green? Surely we can't be returning to these interior design trends? Don't worry, in contemporary renditions, the notorious neon aerobics era has a surprisingly stylish portfolio: think glass blocks, bold electric blues, animal prints, and frilled trims. Visually, it builds from the future-forward styles of the mid-century modern era, but with a 'Memphis Movement meets maximalism' twist.
